It’s interesting how the use of a certain spot on a street basically stays the same for decades, if not more than a century. The site of a courthouse typically indicates a long tenure, but how about hotels? Hyatt Place, […]
Peabody School, Knoxville’s first public school, later known as our Labor Temple, is in peril On a broken segment of half-forgotten Morgan Street is a building not like any other downtown. It’s getting a lot more attention lately, partly just […]
Currently, the most popular episode in Knoxville History Project’s podcast series, Knoxville Chronicles, is the story, “Creature of the Cumberlands” written by Jack Neely and read by Alex Haralson. It’s not a Halloween-related story, but it’s a bizarre, autumnal, spooky […]
We grieve the loss of our friend Bill Snyder, a remarkably unusual fellow in the history of any city. The respected engineering professor became dean of UT’s College of Engineering, and then the chancellor of the University of Tennessee, a […]
The steps of the Dr. John Mason Boyd memorial arch at the corner of Gay Street and Main Street offer a fine perch to ponder bygone times in this old section of downtown. Anyone who has more than just glanced […]
Now well past its 100th anniversary, the Tennessee Valley Fair, when it opens on September 5, continues its legacy as one of the most fun events on the fall calendar. The spot where it all takes place, Chilhowee Park, looms […]
He was arguably the last of a cadre that, more than half a century ago, changed the way we think about old buildings and, to some extent, our downtown, and in so doing, changed the course of Knoxville in a […]
We’ve lost another of a generation of groundbreaking stalwarts of Knoxville history in the passing of author and teacher Fred Moffatt. He was a historian who went his own way, and brought light to some stories we might not have […]
Just like we do today, Knoxvillians have long come downtown looking for some entertainment. For many years, Staub’s Opera House (later known as Staub’s Theatre and the Lyric) served as the city’s most dependable live-performance venue. But in the early […]
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